Abstract:

Communities living in different geographies may have different structures; and it is impossible to evaluate their political structures in particular without taking into account these values. In this regard, attempts to understand such concepts as power and legitimacy, all of which are influential in shaping political life, as well as the relations that exist between them, may be futile in isolation from the prevailing political culture. Retaining an important place particularly for the Turks, concepts like “Kut” and “Tore” have played a determining role in the relations between power and legitimacy in both the pre- and post-Islamic eras. If these concepts are considered based on the type of authority and legitimacy put forward by Weber, it is possible to see their originality. In brief, based on Weber’s theory of authority, it is possible to say that with the Turks, the relationship between authority and legitimacy brought a unique character, which resulted from a combination of “traditional”, “charismatic” and “juridical authority”

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